The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-26
Building and improvements

building and repairing have been dom
aud j. now being done Building Na>
very slow in starting this season. and a.
one time it appeared that very li,tle
would he dome but later, there was a de
eidri imp 9ycmeni and taken altogether.
the buildiag enterprises Will aggregate
about the same a. last season. Not far
from 30 dwellings, little and large. Miil
be the result. Some Of these are very
nice substantial, roomy stands of build
ings. some are quite small cottages.
While the greater number are fair sized,
eommodious village dwellings. The av-
rrasc Will be good and viii add to he APP
pcarauce Of the streets where located.
Turner Avenue. ON the south side ha,
The largest number IF new houses, aud
they add greatly Il the appearance Of
| that new street Indicating That il viii At
| no distant das. be on Of tue most de>it-
| ahlc streets in the tom. Maple street
conn, next with row Of nice cottages
ant other loealitie> come IL for their share
of new dolnioile> Ihe double hou~e
ercc'.-i BY J. Smith aud Mr. Juakins
On MADISON street is TIM largest and
| probably the most expensive stand OF
buildings Of the season. They afc uow
completed and occupied by the owners.
In addition b. new buildings. extensive
rrpar, arr beinZ made on many oil an,s
I b ile,elton ia. expended an finishing
suite> Of rooms ia tn. second story Of the
pavilion block, an amount that would
/ bpiid two moderate sized houses. lie has
a.o made a large, commodlou> carriage
/ house from the old engine house, after
+ removing il to his hotel grounds Par
SONS Pollard removed the long car
/ buiding, from the railroad yard to the
foot Of Searle's hill and have fitted it up
in good style, with st.am engine aud all
the modern conyenienees, for wool
pulling establishment. The Fiberiie
Manufacturing Company, have expended
a large amount on the old Paper Mill
making it all over new inside, aud doing
considerable to the outside, besides put
ting in expensive machinery. These OPP
'erttions do not count a. new buiini5g-,
but hid largely to the building operations
of tn, gear
Beside, these, we mention extensive
repairs maas by NJ. J. Allen, ON the
Bailey Mill al the south end of the
bridge, with Il large addition for the elec
trio light station. the putting in of "A large /
wheel Also repairs OF the factory of 7
a. Il, -
lin, with new Nheels in each and the gen
eral repairs all around, necessary Ia keep |
mills md machinery in good running |
order.
Two stores have been entirely rebuilt |
on the inside, j. y. & |. j. Smiths on
Madison street, and Charles Nrrphy'> on
" alter street. including new plat glass .
fronts \ plate glass front has also been
put into the store owned by oliver Wax
er, aud occupied by W p. Ordway. Co
burn Hall has been extensively repaired,
the stage being remodcied and enlarged,
aud new scenery throughout added. Tie |
whole block is under contract for steam
heating apparatus and the work is now
Dclnp uDHc ny q VI FplItSl' Inv 7u'i'
owned by II II. Merrill 4 Son. and occG-
pied by +. y BfQAn, has also been
thoroughly renovated Internally Fletch,
err BLOCK ON Water street changed hands.
and was thoroughly renovated by the
new owners. Other minor repairs have
he en- done in various buildings on the
Saleot.
The County has given The Court House
a thorough going over inside and out.
Tte Railroad Company has completed
its buildings, that were begun last year,
cleared dht. yard of all the old unsightly |
ones, and given us big promise of a new (
passenger 4aation next year, with a clock !
tower on it.
The town ht& done good work on the |
streets, sidewalks and sewers. \ begin |
ming is made teward abandoning the |
spruce walk that requires such frequent re-
novation, and two long pieces of concrete |
walk laid. If this works WELL probably |
the plank walk will gradually grow beau
tifully less, year by year. long stretch |
of lflck sidewalk was built on Water
street Some 1900 feet of sewer has
been laid, 800 feet of it 2x3 feet brick
laid in the most substantial manner, 10
feet under ground.
Three-fourths of mile OF new road
bias been cut through the green woods,
around the bog on the Notch road and at
let>ss the usual amount of turnpikns done
Ilis Skowhegan Electric Light Com
VA uS have removed their plant, extended
their ,se.vce by wiring the town anew
for incanlescent, as well as arc lights,
and when completed, we shall have one of
the be 1t lighted villages in New England
By far the greatest enterprise of the
season, is puttiag in II system OF works TO
supply theNilage with water for the eN
tinguishing of fires. for public purposes
and for domestic uses
The company wes chartered by special
act of the Legislature last winter, and al
ter some considerable delay, made IA
yorable contract with the New England
Water Works syndicate, and although
there were the usual vexatious delay that
attend enterprises of this magnitude, the
work is now progressing satisfactorily,
and the company expect to be aole
to turn ON the water in December.
The supply comes from the brook that
flows into the kennebec at the Eddy
The brook is formed from numerous
springs that flow out from the base OF
the high sand plain. and the supply is es-
timated to be ample for all purposes.
storage basin is being constructed, and
pumping station near it, the village is be-
ing thoroughly piped, the main pipe run